Wearing apparel



'May 14, 1929. P. HAMBERGER 1,713,433

WEARING APPAREL Filed June 10, 1927 juvenile-r jaulfi afrnzcryer,

" and a lapel which may be Patented May 14, 1929.

PAUL HAMBERGER;

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Application med June 10, 1927, Serial m5.

Wearing apparel for interior use, such as house garments and pajamas of the-known types, are garments with which the person is required to wear a shirt with collar and cravat, if he is to appear perfectly dressed; but the collar and cravat prove inconvenient, since they will not leave the neck free, and the wearers of interior garments often remove their collar and cravat, or make use of a shirt without standing collar, in order to be more comfortable, but in this case they cannot be said to be perfectly dressed and are unable to receive visitors, or in order to do so, they must resume their collar and cravat.

The present invention relates to a garment for interior wear, by whose use the person will always appear well dressed, but without I making it necessary to wear a collar and cravat.

The said garment is characterized by the fact that it comprises, in combination, a standing collar which completely surrounds the wearers neck and always remains closed, placed in the open or closed position at will. I

This garment has the advantage of being very practical. It may be put on at once whatever may be the under garments already worn by the person, and he will at once have a properly dressed appearance, without any aspect of negligence. Due to the high 001- lar of the garments, it becomes unnecessary to wear a cravat, or a shirt with fixed or' removable standing collar, so that the person will always be at his ease in this apparel. By reason of the lapel which may be either open or closed, the said garment is of the transformation type and may be worn with the lapel in the open or closed position, and in all cases without requiring a collar and cravat, or a shirt provided with a collar for use with a cravat.

Such garments may be made in various manners.

' comprise an outer lug which makes the garment more comfortable to wear.

197,966, and in France February 4, 1927 The appended drawings show by wa of example a house coat embodyin the 9. ve mentioned dispositions; the ,sai drawings are 'not however of a. limitativeanature' as to the objects of the present invention.

Figure 1, shows the coat closed, with the lapel in the closed position,

Fig. 2 shows the same coat with the lapel turned down,

Fig. 3 represents a detail of the collar.

In these figures, like reference numbers indicate corresponding parts.

The garment herein represented is a double-breasted coat.

The main body 1 of the coat is provided with a standing collar 2, whose length exceeds the distance around the wearer s neck, as shown in the fi ures. The end 3 of the collar is disengage i. e. is detached from the inner part 4 o the coat; on the coat is formed the buttonhole 5 cooperatin .with a button 6 mounted on the said col ar, so that the garment may be entirely closed. Upon the lapel 7 is provided a second buttonhole 8 cooperating with a button 9 which is placed on the other side of the coat and provides for the complete closing of the outer lapel in the part adjacent the collar. Other buttons 10 may be used for the closing of the coat, as Well as a belt 11 or a. cord.

With the whole arran ement as thus represented, it will be note that the coat may be worn with the lapel 7 completely closed and applied upon the opposite side of the coat, this lapel being held in place by the buttonholes 5 and 8 cooperating with the respective buttons 6 and 9 (Fig. 1) thecollar is thus closed and entirely surrounds the wearers neck, or as shown in Fig. 2, the lapel 7 may also be unbuttoned and folded down upon the line 12 so that it will be visible, and in this position, the collar will still cover the wearer s neck, so that he will appear properly dressed, while at the same time the visible lapel 7 will give the garment somewhat the aspect of an ordinary coat, so that the whole garment will give the wearer a well-dressed appearance.

As stated, the edge 13 of the coat body, the edge 14 of the collar, and the edges 15 and 16 of the pockets and sleeves may be made of the same fabric as employed for the lapel 7.

Furthermore, as already stated, the arment herein described and represente is given solely by way of example and is susceptible of numerous modifications Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A garment comprising a body having overlapping front sections, a standing collar formed With said bodyand sections therefor, one of the said front sections and its corresponding standing collar partextending over and'covering the entire chest and the entire front part of the neck of the wearer, and having one end of said collar portion detached from the extended end of the said section, whereby to allow said collar portion to be carried more easily around the Wearers neck, the other front section overlying the first-mentioned, section and being adapted to be fastened thereon, a portion of the said other section and its collar portion being arranged to be outwardly folded upon said overlying section for pro viding the coat With a lapel.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PAUL HAMBERGER. 

